Fernando Casado Arambillet, better known as Fernando Rey (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994), was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States.
Rey was born in A Coruña, Spain, the son of Captain Casado Veiga. He studied architecture, but the Spanish Civil War interrupted his university studies.
In 1936, Rey began his career in movies as an extra, sometimes even getting credited. It was then that he chos...
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Fernando Casado Arambillet, better known as Fernando Rey (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994), was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States.
Rey was born in A Coruña, Spain, the son of Captain Casado Veiga. He studied architecture, but the Spanish Civil War interrupted his university studies.
In 1936, Rey began his career in movies as an extra, sometimes even getting credited. It was then that he chose his stage name, Fernando Rey. He kept his first name, but took his mother's second surname, Rey, a short surname with a clear meaning ("Rey" is Spanish for "King").
In 1944, his first speaking role was the Duke of Alba in José López Rubio's Eugenia de Montijo. Four years later, he acted the part of Felipe I el Hermoso, King of Spain, in the Spanish cinema blockbuster Locura de amor.
This was the start of a prolific career in movies (he played in around two hundred films), radio, theater, and television. Rey was also a great dubbing actor in...
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